- Northern Zone Northern Group Northeastern Group Northern Zone Decision
- Southern Zone Central Group Southern Zone Finals
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Finals
- References
{{ infobox football league season
|competition = Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
|season = 1966
|winners = Cruzeiro
1st Taça Brasil title
1st Brazilian title
|relegated =
|continentalcup1 = Copa Libertadores
de América
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Cruzeiro
Santos
|matches = 47
|total goals = 149
|league topscorer =
|biggest home win =
|biggest away win =
|highest scoring =
|longest wins =
|longest unbeaten =
|longest losses =
|highest attendance =
|lowest attendance =
|average attendance =
|prevseason = 1965
|nextseason = 1967
}}The 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1966 Taça Brasil) was the 8th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Northern Zone Northern Group| Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker |
|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference |
|---|
| Northern Group First Stage | | Paysandu{{flagicon|Pará}} | 4:0 | {{flagicon|Amazonas}} Rio Negro | 6:0 | 3:0 | – | — | | Flamengo{{flagicon|Piauí}} | 3:1 | {{flagicon|Maranhão}}Sampaio Corrêa | 2:0 | 1:1 | – | – | | Northern Group Semifinal | | Paysandu[1] {{flagicon|Pará}} | 2:2 | {{flagicon|Piauí}} Flamengo | 2:0 | 0:2 | 0:0 | — | | Northern Final | | Fortaleza {{flagicon|Ceará}} | 3:1 | {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu | 3:1 | 1:1 | — | — |
Northeastern Group| Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker |
|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference |
|---|
| Northeastern Group First Stage | | Campinense {{flagicon|Paraíba}} | 4:0 | {{flagicon|Rio Grande do Norte}} ABC | 2:0 | 1:2 | – | — | | CSA {{flagicon|Alagoas}} | 4:0 | {{flagicon|Sergipe}} Confiança | 2:0 | 1:0 | – | — | | Northeastern Group Semifinals | | Campinense {{flagicon|Paraíba}} | 0:4 | {{flagicon|Alagoas}} CSA | 2:3 | 0:2 | – | — | | Northeastern Group Finals | | CSA {{flagicon|Alagoas}} | 0:4 | {{flagicon|Bahia}} Vitória | 2:3 | 2:4 | – | — |
Northern Zone Decision| Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker |
|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference |
|---|
| Northern Zone Semifinals | | Fortaleza {{flagicon|Ceará}} | 1:3 | {{flagicon|Bahia}} Vitória | 1:1 | 0:4 | – | — | | Northern Zone Finals | | Náutico {{flagicon|Pernambuco}} | 4:0 | {{flagicon|Bahia}} Vitória | 3:0 | 3:2 | – | — |
Southern Zone| Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker |
|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference |
|---|
| Southern Group First Stage | | Inter de Lages {{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} | 1:3 | {{flagicon|Paraná}} Ferroviário | 3:3 | 0:2 | – | — | | Southern Group Finals | | Ferroviário {{flagicon|Paraná}} | 1:3 | {{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} Grêmio | 0:0 | 0:3 | — | — |
Central Group| Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker |
|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference |
|---|
| Quarterfinals | | Rabello {{flagicon|Distrito Federal (Brazil)}} | 2:2 | {{flagicon|Goiás}} Anápolis | 2:0 | 0:1 | 1:4 | – | | Desportiva Ferroviária {{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} | 1:3 | {{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Americano | 2:2 | 0:3 | – | – | | Semifinals | | Anápolis {{flagicon|Goiás}} | 2:2 | {{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Americano | 2:0 | 1:2 | 2:3 | – | | Central Zone final | | Americano {{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} | 0:4 | {{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Cruzeiro | 0:4 | 1:6 | – | – |
Southern Zone Finals| Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker |
|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference |
|---|
| Grêmio {{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} | 1:3 | {{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Cruzeiro | 0:0 | 1:2 | – | — |
Quarterfinals| Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker |
|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference |
|---|
| Palmeiras {{flagicon|São Paulo}} | 2:0 | {{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Náutico | 0:0 | 0:0 | 0:3 | — |
SemifinalsSantos and Fluminense enter in this stage | Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker |
|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|
| Náutico {{flagicon|Pernambuco}} | 2:2 | {{flagicon|São Paulo}} Santos | 0:2 | 5:3 | 1:4 | | Cruzeiro {{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} | 4:0 | Fluminense | 1:0 | 3:1 | — |
Finals {{football box
|id = "Cruzeiro v Santos"
|date = {{Start date|1966|11|30|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Cruzeiro
|score = 6–2
|report =
|team2 = Santos FC
|goals1 = Zé Carlos {{goal||o.g.}}
Tostão {{goal}}
Natal{{goal}}
Dirceu Lopes{{goal}}{{goal}}{{goal}}
|goals2 = Toninho Guerreiro {{goal}}{{goal}}
|stadium = Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
|attendance = 90,000
|referee = Armando Marques
}}
{{football box
|id = "Santos v Cruzeiro"
|date = {{Start date|1966|12|7|df=y}}
|time =
|team1 = Santos FC
|score = 2–3
(4–9 agg.)
|team2 = Cruzeiro
|report =
|goals1 = Pelé {{goal|23}}
Toninho Guerreiro{{goal|25}}
|goals2 = Tostão {{goal|64}}
Natal{{goal|73}}
Dirceu Lopes{{goal|89}}
|stadium = Pacaembu, São Paulo
|attendance = 30,000
|referee = Armando Marques
}}References1. ^Paysandu qualified by unknown criteria
http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/brazcup66.html {{Campeonato Brasileiro Série A}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1966 Taca Brasil}} 3 : 1966 in South American football leagues|1966 in Brazilian football|Taça Brasil seasons |